Gajeel Redfox (ガジル・レッドフォックス Gajiru Reddofokkusu?), also called "Kurogane" Gajeel (鉄竜のガジル Kurogane no Gajiru?, "Black Steel" Gajeel, Japanese text translates as "Iron Dragon"), is a dragon slayer and Natsu Dragneel's rival who is raised by the iron dragon Metalicana (メタリカーナ Metarikāna?).[ch. 66] His name is derived from the word kajiru (噛る?, "to gnaw") and the onomatopoeia for eating, gaji-gaji (ガジガジ?).[vol. 27:afterword] His Iron Dragon Slayer Magic (鉄の滅竜魔法 Tetsu no Metsuryū Mahō?) gives him the ability to transform parts of his body into iron weapons such as clubs and swords, cover his body with nearly indestructible steel scales, and breathe gusts of wind containing metal shards capable of shredding a person's body. He can also consume iron objects for nourishment.[ch. 61] He is introduced as a member of Phantom Lord whose attack on Fairy Tail's guildhall and Levy McGarden's team results in a war between the two guilds.[ch. 48] Left aimless after Phantom Lord dissolves, Gajeel joins Fairy Tail at Makarov Dreyar's request that he improve himself.[ch. 212] He is initially resented by his Fairy Tail guildmates, but proves his loyalty to the guild and comes to fit in with them the course of the series.[ch. 105] He also comes to good terms with Levy after defending her from Laxus Dreyar before the Battle of Fairy Tail,[ch. 106] and later partners with her for the S-Class wizard test on Sirius Island.[ch. 202]. During a Grand Magic games tournament, he's the first person to found a large, cavernous graveyard filled the rotting remains of various Dragons in a deep underneath of Crocus by luck, when he was thrown by Natsu out of the game while fighting Sting and Rogue. While fighting Rogue second times, but was recently possessed by his own shadow, Gajeel able to transform into Iron Shadow Dragon Mode and saved Rogue from being possessed, also marking him as a winner. After Tartarus arc in next year, he and Pantherlily are currently work for Head of the Custody Enforcement Unit in search for the traitor, Gray. In the Japanese version of the series, he is voiced by Wataru Hatano.[9] In the English dub, he is voiced by David Wald.[10]